Catherine Beckett Community Centre

Registered charity 1083426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREATER DEEPDALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving lifestyles for the said inhabitants.To establish and secure a community centre and to maintain and manage the same.To support and promote the needs of the local community.

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME

Area of benefit: GREATER DEEPDALE DEFINED BY BLACKPOOL ROAD, NORTH ROAD, RINGWAY AND NEW HALL LANE IN THE BOROUGH OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £70,899, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £46,157 for the year, driven by higher donations and rental income, while maintaining a small staff team and no trustee remuneration.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £71k)
“It is the policy of the Catherine Beckett Community Centre that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£89k£43k
31/03/2024£32k£46k
31/03/2023£35k£52k
31/03/2022£41k£61k
31/03/2021£71k£47k

Common questions

Is Catherine Beckett Community Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £70,899, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £46,157 for the year, driven by higher donations and rental income, while maintaining a small staff team and no trustee remuneration. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£10kUnrestricted Funding